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A Dilly of a pickle I'm in right now

Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
edited March 2008 in The Porch
here's the situation, I'm coming to the USA for the summer. I'll be staying in San Diego for 3 months or so on a student work Visa which requires me to get a job within 18 days of arriving. I'm arriving on June 3rd with a stopoover in JFK along the way. Now, I have just enough money to get tickets for both nights at the garden and fly over. The problem: wahtever crappy temp job I get will be none too pleased about me jetting off to New York only a few days after I start working. So here are my options:

1 - Stay in San Diego and cry myself to sleep for misssing out on my only opportunity to see Pearl Jam at the garden.

2 - Risk losing my job and possibly getting sent home halfway through my holiday for the sake of seeing Pearl Jam 3 years in a row.

3 - Ditch my 6 other friends who are going over with me, stay in New York from June 3rd for the whole summer, get a job there instead and possibly take in more shows on the tour.

4 - Same as 3 exept instead of ditching my friends I persuade them to take a small financial hit and stay in New York too.

Currently, option 2 is top of my list. What do you think I should do?
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    call in sick
    go to msg and then back to CA
    u'll look like hell from all the traveling
    so it will be believable

    :)
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    call in sick
    go to msg and then back to CA
    u'll look like hell from all the traveling
    so it will be believable

    :)
    I like it. I was going to go with the dying relative excuse though :p
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    u just have to b the perfect employ from the start
    always on time
    never call in sick
    and then poof
    all of the sudden food poisoning or horrible cold or something

    but don't kill off relatives
    haha
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I like it. I was going to go with the dying relative excuse though :p
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

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    McJuicyMcJuicy Posts: 747
    by the sound of it, the job you're getting within 18 days won't be that great, so just get the first job, go to the shows, and if they have a problem with in, line something up for when you return from msg - however, if the initial job you get is constructive for your career path, well then tell them you've got family from europe in that week and you would like off to travel the coast with them - i'd say these are your 2 best options, but i haven't given it that much thought, good luck
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    McJuicy wrote:
    by the sound of it, the job you're getting within 18 days won't be that great, so just get the first job, go to the shows, and if they have a problem with in, line something up for when you return from msg - however, if the initial job you get is constructive for your career path, well then tell them you've got family from europe in that week and you would like off to travel the coast with them - i'd say these are your 2 best options, but i haven't given it that much thought, good luck
    You're right about the job. ALthough it's required by the visa, it's really just something to fill up the days. I'm liking the advice here btw :p
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    Drum Machine89Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    That is a problem man!, il be maybe heading over for like 4-5 days for the MSG shows, id go with being a really good employee then pretend you are really ill and fly out to New York, for the gigs man, Are your friends PJ fans too?
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    def have something lined up
    but still be a fab employee at the first job
    u don't want to cause unnecessary stress

    people get sick
    you r a foreigner
    u didn't know it wasn't a good idea to eat daily from te street vendor
    haha!
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    redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Hitch.. as Mcjuicy said.... Get a job, any job. You're irish.. use your accent to charm them into letting you have a week. They're used to people coming and going in crappy jobs. If they don't let you have the week, quit and find another one when you get back. Loads of crappy jobs around! Like that you will have fulfilled your visa requirements.

    Have a great time!
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    wait can you get any job?

    or do you have to have something specific?
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    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    wait can you get any job?

    or do you have to have something specific?
    Any job at all. Do you have an offer? ;)
    I could actually be employed in Colorado and be living in Cali. I know a guy who had a relative who helped him scam the system like that. He got to do his thing all summer, but he was on the books in his uncles company.
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    really?

    so what is the problem?

    go to your job and be excellent, have another lined up, get sick go to msg, if they get rid of you, move on.

    I thought u needed a contract or something.

    yay! enjoy the show!
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    really?

    so what is the problem?

    go to your job and be excellent, have another lined up, get sick go to msg, if they get rid of you, move on.

    I thought u needed a contract or something.

    yay! enjoy the show!
    Well, to be honest I just hate being a bad employee. And I'm not sure how easy or hard it'll be to get short term jobs over there. I suppose I shouldn't worry so much.
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    great now I feel guilty about my advice

    umm
    I am not clear on how it works, but if u were an excellent employee and became sick but as soon as u were able to move u were back at work, it should be fine.

    no smiling when u r back at work after pj!
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    great now I feel guilty about my advice

    umm
    I am not clear on how it works, but if u were an excellent employee and became sick but as soon as u were able to move u were back at work, it should be fine.

    no smiling when u r back at work after pj!
    Don't feel guilty. I was hoping for this advice :D Screw it! It's my holiday, I'm there to have fun. Now all I have to do is get tickets :)
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    meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,555
    You only live once. This is a job you just need to "have" -- not one that challenges you or you need for your career. Go to the show. You can get another job within a short period of time. Work at Sunglass Hut. Down in San Diego, you could bus tables, clean off the bottoms of yachts, work on a fishing boat, be a deck hand, work in food service, do data entry, get a retail job folding clothes at Macy's, etc. Just see the shows.
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    More endorsements for option 2. I like it!
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    manhattanmanhattan Posts: 258
    Are you planning to travel the west coast? No offense to San Diego, but I think you'd be bored stiff there for 3 months. Definitely go to NY.
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    MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    I like what people are saying about taking time off right when u start. If they end up firing you, get any job. Any shit job that u have to do and find a better one while staying on the payroll.

    You don't need to have the same job. Just stay on payroll anywhere.
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    meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,555
    manhattan wrote:
    Are you planning to travel the west coast? No offense to San Diego, but I think you'd be bored stiff there for 3 months. Definitely go to NY.

    He said the original plan is in San Diego. Depends on his interests. San Diego is a cool town.
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    meistereder wrote:
    He said the original plan is in San Diego. Depends on his interests. San Diego is a cool town.
    I personally would've preferred somewhere else. Too many Irish students go to San Diego now, but I joined the trip late so it was already decided.
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    LeilaMoonTurtleLeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,422
    or #4
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    call in sick
    go to msg and then back to CA
    u'll look like hell from all the traveling
    so it will be believable

    :)
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
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    Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,495
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    Any job at all. Do you have an offer? ;)
    I could actually be employed in Colorado and be living in Cali. I know a guy who had a relative who helped him scam the system like that. He got to do his thing all summer, but he was on the books in his uncles company.


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    wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    2 - Risk losing my job and possibly getting sent home halfway through my holiday for the sake of seeing Pearl Jam 3 years in a row.
    /quote]

    Do what ya gotta do...would you feel guilty for not taking the opportunity to see them in New York? If yes...GO TO NEW YORK!!!! And have a blast for the rest of us stuck here. No doubt you'll hear Education once more! :D
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    It's clear now that I don't have a choice in the matter.

    [Waynes World impression]I will go to the concert, Oh yes, I will go to the concert[/Waynes World impression]
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    ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    getting fired to see pearl jam..... sometimes I just don't get people....
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    Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    getting fired to see pearl jam..... sometimes I just don't get people....
    Well, it's not definite yet.
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    wash_wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    It's clear now that I don't have a choice in the matter.

    [Waynes World impression]I will go to the concert, Oh yes, I will go to the concert[/Waynes World impression]

    No, you dont have a choice. You're representing Europe. Make the boys come back to us!!!!!!!!!!
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    meisteredermeistereder Posts: 1,555
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    getting fired to see pearl jam..... sometimes I just don't get people....

    This is not a career. It's a busy work job. You only live once.

    If I were studying abroad somewhere and PJ was playing in the country, there is no way I would miss it.
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    Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,495
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    getting fired to see pearl jam..... sometimes I just don't get people....


    Yeah. I dont get it.

    I have seen 30+ shows, and I plan to see 30+ more.

    But I wouldn't do anything to risk losing my job, wife, family, work visa, or any other life-changing-type thing.

    If I was in college and I was blowing off a class and selling some CD's to get tour money, thats a different story. (Heck, have a keg party to rasie travel funds.)

    But its really not worth it to risk your well-being.

    What if you have a job that has health benefits, then you decide to blow it all on a few concerts, then get fired, then get in a car accident, and cant pay for your hospital bills becasue you dont have benefits anymore.......

    To the original poster.....what if you cant find another job, (as finding a job is tough right now in the US) and end up getting sent back?

    Would it have been worth it?


    EDIT: I dont have a wife, children, etc, but there was another thread where the guy was contemplating leaving his pregnant to go see a pearl jam show two weeks before her due date.

    Thats kinda ridiculous.
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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,444
    If you get fired, does you ability to stay in this country get effected?
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